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GhostKnight
on Jan 14, 2020
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Ask HN: What has your work taught you that other p...
your closing is absolutely true as the majority of all of us "fake it till we make it"
geggam
on Jan 14, 2020
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This sort of fake it till you make it incorporates passing the hot potato as well. Someone will get left holding it and burn.
GhostKnight
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logically, the potato will cool down over time, so every next holder will be less likely to burn
geggam
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I think it heats up. Somehow the delay tends to make the problem grow
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